Method and apparatus for preventing data leakage in portable terminal

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-01-17
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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[0011]An aspect of the present invention is to substantially solve at least the above problems and/or disadvantages and to provide at least the advantages below. Accordingly, an aspect of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for preventing data leakage from a memory of a portable terminal.
[0012]Another aspect of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for preventing data leakage from a memory of a portable terminal by performing an authentication process during an MTP connection of the portable terminal to a computer.
[0013]According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of preventing data leakage from a portable terminal, including checking whether computer identification (ID) data from a computer is received when the portable terminal is connected to the computer using a Media Transfer Protocol (MTP); and performing a computer authentication using the computer ID data, when the computer ID data is received.

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Thus, in the event that the portable terminal or an external memory device of the portable terminal is lost o

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[0022]Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described herein below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

[0023]Below, by performing an authentication process during an MTP connection between a portable terminal and a computer, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for preventing data leaks from the memory of the portable terminal. The portable terminal described below encompasses all types of portable terminals that support MTP.

[0024]FIG. 2 shows the process of connecting an MTP between a portable terminal and a computer according to the present invention.

[0025]Referring to FIG. 2, first, when a portable terminal 200 and a computer 202 supporting MTP are connected for use in step 210, the computer 202 requests a data transfer in step 212 from the portable terminal 200, and the portable ter...

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Provided are a method of preventing data leakage from a portable terminal and an apparatus employing the method. The method includes checking whether computer identification (ID) data from a computer is received when the portable terminal is connected to the computer using a media transfer protocol (MTP). A computer authentication using the computer ID data is performed when the computer ID data is received.

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PRIORITY[0001]This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to an application filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Jul. 14, 2006 and assigned Serial No. 2006-66288, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates generally to an apparatus and method for preventing leakage of data in a portable terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for preventing leakage of recorded data from the memory of a portable terminal by performing an authenticating process of a computer using a media transfer protocol used by the portable terminal when the computer is connected to the portable terminal.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]A Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) is a progression from the Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) designed to transfer image data of photos taken in digital cameras to computers so that moving image files can also be transfer...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F15/16
CPCG06F21/445G06F21/606G06F2221/2129H04W88/02H04W12/06H04W12/12H04N1/00307H04B1/40
Inventor CHO, HAK-BONG
Owner SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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